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Post by Big Sexy on Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:21 pm

Ok. I pick up my rem. 308 tomorrow and he showed me some federal 168 gr. Sierra match king bullets. Any suggestions on this round? The good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Post by jbpmidas on Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:47 pm

May be the best factory stuff you can buy for accuracy, of course that depends on whether your gun likes it or not. For hunting, I would buy something different. What will you use the ammo for?

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Post by Big Sexy on Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:50 pm

This inparticular just for popping metal and some coyotes. Won't probably do alot of hunting with this rifle. Mainly seeing how far I can reach out.

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Post by miker84 on Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:56 pm

I've got some loaded up, but haven't tested them. Rumor has it that the Match King is a great accuracy round. Plus, you can load the Game King to the same specs and it is as accurate with good, constant expansion for hunting.

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Post by MrGoodtime on Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:47 am

If you reload , might want to give the Nosler Custom Competition Match Grade 168gr BTHP a try, i load it for our 3 30-06's and my 300rsaum and get awesome groups and downrange performance pushing them with Varget powder.

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Post by msredneck on Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:33 am

Federal Match smmo with 168's aint too bad....Not sure what your definition of long shot is...

For "long range" I like the 175 and 190 SMK's better in 308

Lot depends on your barrel twist

I'd shoot a smaller caliber on yotes...if you wanna keep hides

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